Coin packaging and counting machine.



A. SERENA. GOIN PACKAGING AND GOUNTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 11116.12, 190e.

919,255. Patented Apr.2o,1909.

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A. SERENA.

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APPLIQATIGN FILED AUG. 12, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTONY SERENA, or NEW YORK, N. Y., AssIeNoR OF ONE-HALF 'ro MARIA ARcELLoNi, OE NEW YoRE, N. Y.

COIN PACKAGING AND COUNTIN G- MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. pplica'tion filed August 12',

To all 'whom it may concern.; A

Be it known thatV LAANTONY SERENA, a subject of the King of Italy, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State kof New York, have invented a new and Improved Coin Packaging and Counting Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a machine the purpose of which is to facilitate the forming of packages or cartridges of coins of different dimensions. These packages are simply small cylinders of paper which are of sufficiently large diameter to receive the coins laid side by side. When the package is filled, its ends are sim ly folded over the coins at the outer en s so as to form a compact package or cartridge of the coins.

The object of this invention is to provide a machine in which the coins may be placed, and which can be quickly operated so asl to dro any desired number of coins into the pac ages.

In its construction the invention comprises a trunk having chutes in which the coins are received.

The invention relates also to the construction of the parts which facilitate the feeding of the coins into the chutes, and concerns itself also with the construction of the mechanism for retaining the coins and releasing any desired number thereof.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing'a machine constructed according to my invention, certain parts being broken away and shown in cross section; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, but upon an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a cross section similar to Fig. 3, but showing the bottom of the receiver so as to illustrate the details of its construction; Fig. 5 is a cross section on the l line 5 5 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1. represents the board or stand upon which the mechanism is mounted, said stand comprising afoot 2 which is adapted to support the board 1 in an upright position upon a table or shelf. On the face of this board I provide a plurality of trunks 3 arranged in a vertical position, which trunks comprise two chutes 1.. These chutes are se arated by a dividing strip 5, and are covere by glass plates 6 respectively, as shown. The arrangement of these chutes is clearly shown in Fig. 6. One chute of each trunk is formed as a notch or depression in the outer face of the trunk. Above the trunks 3, receivers 7 are formed, said receivers being of circular form, and each comprises a ring 8, in the lower side of which slots 9 are formed which are disposed over and communicate with the upper end of the chutes, as will be readily understood.

Each of these receivers 7 is formed with a glass front or dial 10 which has a centrally disposed opening 11 therein, as indicated. Behind this dial 10 there is a second dial 12 which is separated from it by distance pieces or blocks 13. The dial 12 is similarly provided with a central opening 14. These dials fit neatly within the ring 8, land they are attached to the face of a wheel 15 which is rigidly attached to a shaft 16, said shaft being driven by a spring motor 17 attached to the back of the board 1. wheel 15 and the dial 12, distance pieces or blocks 18 are provided, which are similar to the members 13 described above. The arrangement is such that spaces between the dials and between the dial 12 and the wheel 15 are formed to receive coins, and these spaces aline with the slots 9 which are formed in the ring. On the front of each receiver, a hopper 19 is provided, which hopper is divided into two dlvisions or ducts 20 and 2l. tween the dials 10 and 12, while the division 21 leads into the space between the dial 12 and the wheel 15. supported on brackets 22 respectively, which are attached to the face of the board, and these brackets have extensions which project through the openings 11 and 14, and are formed with iingers 23 which project radially The duct 20 leads into the space be-V These hoppers 19 arek Between the into the coin spaces of the receivers, as indicated in Fig. 3.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6, in connection with Fig. l, at the sides of each trunk l provide gate levers 24 which are mounted near their middle points on pivot screws 25, as shown. The lower ends of these levers are provided with main gates 26 which normally project across the mouths of the chutes so as to retain the coins therein, as shown. These levers are normally held in this position by leaf springs 27 which are attached to the sides of the trunks, as shown in Fig. l. The upper ends of the gate levers are provided with auxiliary gates 28 which normally are disposed removed from the chutes, but suitable openings 29 are provided at the upper ends of the chutes through which these gates 2S may be projected. if the upper ends of the levers are rotated inwardly, the inward movement of thc levers which moves the gates 28 into the chutes, will also operate to open the gate 26 so as to permit coins to pass out of the chute, as will be readily understood. At the sides of each trunk l provide key boards 30 which are connected near their upper ends with hinges 3l with the board; n ear their lower ends similar hinges 32 attach them to the board. Near their upper ends these key boards are connected by links 33 with the upper parts of the gate levers. These key boards are disposed parallel with the side edges of the trunks, as shown, and it will be seen that the springs 27 which hold the levers normally in the position indicated, will normally operate through the links 33 to hold the key boards projecting outwardly from the board l, substantially at right angles thereto. The key boards SO are provided with openings 34, through Which pass the stems 35 of keys 36, said keys having enlarged heads disposed on the outer sides of the boards and seating thereupon, as shown in Fig. 6. These stems 35 extend into the chutes through suitable openings 37, and these openings are disposed opposite the meeting edges of the coin. lt will be observed that the coins 38 are received in the chutes in a vertical plane so that they will stack one upon the other with their edges together, and not their flat sides. These keys 36 are numbered consecutively from the bottom up, the bottom being numbered 1. This indicates that if this key is pushed in, the coin in the chute just below it will be released, While the otherfcoins will be retained. In this Way it will be evident that if a cartridge or package is placed below any chute, any number of coins desired may be dropped into the package by simply pressing the key;

thus if live coins are desired, the key bearing the number 5 will be pressed, and so on.

The mode of o eration of the machine will now be describe .ln the illustration l have the receiver.

provided four trunks with their respective receivers. These are intended to receive coins of four dit'erent denominations, namely, cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters. are placed in the receiver at the left end of the machine, the dimes in the next receiver, and the cents to the right. The coins of a proper denomination are placed in the different hoppers and they descend by gravity into The wheels of the receivers are constantly rotated so that the coins in the receivers will be moved around slightly so that they will come into alinement with the openings 9 and pass down into the chute. T ie lowermost coin in each chute is retained by the main gate 26 of a corresponding gate lever. rlhe chutes are just of sul'licient thickness to take a single coin so that the coins present themselves to view behind the glass plates 6 in circular outline and lying edge upon edge. The lingers 23 on the bracket prevent the coins from being carried around with the wheels and prevent their becoming clogged in the receivers. 'Yhen it is desired to form a package, the cylinder or cartridge is placed under the mouth of the chute and then the key head is pressed which will deliver the desired number of coins to the package. As the key head is moved inwardly as suggested through the medium of the links 38, it moves inwardly the upper end of its corresponding gate lever, this cuts oil the upper end ofthe chute from the receiver, and at the same time the lower gate 26 is withdrawn. The stein of the key struck advances in the chute so as to form a gate to support the uppermost coins, while the coins in the chute below this point descend into the package. If it is desired to let all the coins out of the chute at once Where an unusually large package is to be formed, the upper end of the gate lever is moved in Without touching any of the keys. There will of course then be no obstruction in the upper end of the chute, and it will discharge its entire contents into the package. In releasing a small number of coins by means of the keys as suggested, after the key is released, the spring operating on the gate lever returns the gate lever to its normal position so that the gate 26 is immediately projected into the path of the coins which descend in the upper part of the chute, and prevents their passing out.

Special attention is called to the fact that the coins held in the chute are held in a vertical plane. This is advantageous as it facilitates the entrance of the gates 35 between the coins when they are to be liberated from the chute. In addition to this, this position of the coins is advantageous in that it facilitates their entrance into the cylinder of paper which is to 'form their envelop, for it will be evident that they will The quarters l fall edge first into the cylinder and will thus guide themselves into it.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-

l. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a coin chute, a lurality of Gates disposed on the length t ereof, keys ior actuating said gates, a keyboard against which said keys seat, and movable inwardly independently of said keys, a main gate normally closing the mouth of said chute, said keys alfording means for moving said key-board inwardly and means for o ening said main gate actuated by said key card.

2. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a coin chute, a gate lever pivoted at the side thereof and having a gate near the mouth of said chute, a spring thrusting against said gate lever and normally holding said gate across the mouth of said chute, a plurality of gates disposed along the length of said chute, keys for actuating said last gates, a movable keyboard upon which said keys are mounted and adapted to be displaced when said keys are advanced, and a link connecting said keyboard with said lever for actuating said lever to open said rst gate.

3. In a machine of the class described, in

combination, a coin chute, a receiver thereabove of substantially circular form having a slot therein communicating with the upper end of said chute, a rotatable wheel mounted within said receiver having a coin com artment of less width than the diameter o the coin and adapted to hold each coin constantly in a substantially vertical plane and in the same plane with said slot, means for rotating sald wheel, and means for feeding coins into said receiver.

4. In a machine of the class described, in combination, coin chutes, a receiver thereabove having slots communicating respectively with the upper ends of said chutes, a wheel having separated dials forming narrow receiving spaces therebetween adapted to hold each coin constantly in a vertical plane over said slots, means for rotating said wheel, said dials having central openings therein, and a hopper having compartments delivering coins into the spaces between said dials through said central o enings.

In testimony whereof I ave signed my name to this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ANTONY SERENA. Witnesses:

EvERARD B. MARSHALL, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs. 

